Police Blotter

Information from the public safety column comes from the records of the Lake Oswego Police Department. Police recently filed reports on the following incidents:

6/9/08 4:28 p.m. Matthew David Moffenbeier, 25, was arrested on a charge of driving while suspended and without insurance.

6/12/08 12:33 p.m. A 16-year-old was cited and released for assault after a hazing incident involving the paddling of junior high students.

6/12/08 3:02 p.m. Sebastian Gonzalez, 20, was arrested on charges of forgery, identity theft and failure to carry and present a license. He was lodged at Clackamas County Jail.

6/13/08 12:11 p.m. Miguel R. Ramos, 36, was arrested on a charge of attempting to use a counterfeit $100 bill. He was lodged at Clackamas County Jail for forgery, possession of a forged instrument and interfering with police.

6/14/08 5:31 p.m. Deborah T. Kern, 53, was arrested on a charge of driving while suspended and lodged at the Clackamas County Jail.

6/15/08 9:04 p.m. Christopher Patrick McMahon, 32, was arrested on a charge of failing to appear on a charge of harassment. He was lodged at Multnomah County Jail.

6/15/08 12:03 a.m. Craig Somers, 56, was cited and released on a charge of interfering with the filing of a police report.

6/15/08 12:03 a.m. Patricia Somers, 44, was arrested on a charge of assault and lodged at Clackamas County Jail.

6/9/08 10:09 a.m. A hedger, lawn mower, two chain saws, weed eater, blower, pressure washer and two sprayers were stolen from an unlocked shed on Laurel Street. Their value was estimated at $2,400.

6/11/08 6:18 a.m. Someone broke into a building on Foothills Road by cutting the lock to a gate. Old slot car sets, valued at $5,000, were apparently taken.

6/13/08 11:14 a.m. A large amount of jewelry was stolen from a house just prior to an estate sale.

6/9/08 10:12 p.m. Kristin Ann Bittner, 35, was cited and released on suspicion of DUII on Briarwood Road. She was taken to a hospital.

6/12/08 9:20 a.m. A driver whose vehicle hit a SUV, then drove off on Kerr Parkway, was located in Portland after hitting a fire hydrant. No one was injured and police suspected a medical condition caused both crashes.

6/12/08 11:27 a.m. No one was hurt when a car struck a pedestrian on Country Club Road at Knaus Road.

6/12/08 8:50 p.m. Injuries were unknown in a single-car crash on Westview Court.

6/13/08 8:10 a.m. There were injuries when a Qwest vehicle collided with a TriMet bus.

6/9/08 2:22 p.m. An injured bird landed in a yard on Edgecliff Terrace.

6/9/08 2:50 p.m. Feral kittens were suspected of hiding beneath a house on Lake Forest Drive.

6/9/08 3:00 p.m. Two kids threw eggs at a Jean Road building.

6/9/08 6:03 p.m. A transformer blew up on Evergreen Road.

6/9/08 7:18 p.m. A suicide attempt was reported.

6/9/08 7:35 p.m. A tri-colored beagle named 'Barkely' went missing on Bass Lane. He returned after about 15 minutes.

6/9/08 8:47 p.m. A tree branch was spotted in the road on Edgecliff Terrace.

6/9/08 11:42 p.m. Two teens were wearing dark clothing on Tenth Street. One was carrying a big stick.

6/9/08 11:56 p.m. An open garage door was reported on B Avenue.

6/10/08 3:33 a.m. A woman suspected of peering into mailboxes was just delivering The Oregonian.

6/10/08 8:06 a.m. A man was sending letters and e-mails and 'ranting' on the phone to a local woman.

6/10/08 8:08 a.m. A driver did not actually see a gun during a road rage incident, but the other driver muttered 'I can kill you.'

6/10/08 10:55 a.m. A man called police to say he'd been buying drugs from bad people.

6/10/08 11:25 a.m. A former employee was accused of embezzling $300,000 from a local business.

6/10/08 7:21 p.m. Landscapers and leafblowers were operating at all hours on Sixth Street.

6/10/08 7:42 p.m. A man left his keys on the top of his car on Tenth Street, then couldn't find them.

6/10/08 9:58 p.m. A driver picked up an elderly woman whose car broke down on Stafford Road only to learn the woman was really a resident from a nearby nursing home and confused about how she got there.

6/10/08 4:44 a.m. Dogs were running in a parking lot on Jefferson Parkway.

6/11/08 6:39 a.m. A woman who believed the government of killing her friend wouldn't open the door when police went to a State Street motel room to help her.

6/11/08 10:21 a.m. A resident on Lower Meadows Road was accused of having 11 dogs.

6/11/08 1:22 p.m. A restraining order was violated on Oswego Summit.

6/11/08 2:36 p.m. A cat appeared distressed on the sidewalk in front of the library.

6/11/08 7:59 p.m. Motorcycles were parked in the middle of the sidewalk on State Street.